Designing for social change : strategies for community-based graphic design / Andrew Shea ; foreword by William Drenttel ; illustrations by Ellen Lupton.
Some call it design for the greater good. Others call it social design. Whatever you call it, it's clear that an altruistic impulse is on the rise in the design community. The latest addition to our Design Briefs series, Designing for Social Change, is a compact, hands-on primer for graphic des...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Princeton Architectural Press,
[2012]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Design briefs.
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| Summary: | Some call it design for the greater good. Others call it social design. Whatever you call it, it's clear that an altruistic impulse is on the rise in the design community. The latest addition to our Design Briefs series, Designing for Social Change, is a compact, hands-on primer for graphic designers who want to use their unique problem-solving skills to help others. Author Andrew Shea presents ten proven strategies for working effectively with community organizations. These strategies can frame the design challenge and create a checklist to keep a project on track. Twenty case studies illustrate how design professionals and students approach unique challenges when working on a social agenda. |
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| Item Description: | 'A book for students, taechers, professionals, and community organizations.' |
| Physical Description: | 167 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1616890479 (pbk. (alk. paper)) 9781616890476 (pbk. (alk. paper)) |